Galena sophomore Gioia Coudriet proved last year was no fluke as she easily defended her Class 5A-North Regional cross country title on Friday at Rancho San Rafael.

Coudriet posted a time of 19 minutes even; Carson freshman Samantha Ingram was second in 19:49 and Galena freshman Emme Ream was third in 19:59.

Spanish Springs junior Taizley Felsted was fourth in 20:02 and Bishop Manogue's Samantha Tolotti was the lone senior among the top eight, taking fifth place in 20:03.

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